Russell W. Peterson

Russell Peterson
Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality
In office
1973–1976
PresidentRichard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Preceded byRussell E. Train
Succeeded byJohn A. Busterud
66th Governor of Delaware
In office
January 21, 1969 – January 16, 1973
LieutenantEugene Bookhammer
Preceded byCharles Terry
Succeeded bySherman W. Tribbitt
Personal details
Born
Russell Wilbur Peterson

(1916-10-03)October 3, 1916
Portage, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedFebruary 21, 2011(2011-02-21) (aged 94)
Centreville, Delaware, U.S.
Political partyRepublican (before 1996)
Democratic (1996–2011)
Spouses
Lillian Turner
(m. 1937; died 1994)
June Jenkins
(m. 1995)
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison (BS, MS, PhD)

Russell Wilbur Peterson (October 3, 1916 – February 21, 2011) was an American scientist and politician from Wilmington, Delaware. He served as Governor of Delaware as a member of the Republican Party.[1] An influential environmentalist, he served as chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality and president of the National Audubon Society.[2]

  1. ^ "Russell Wilber Peterson The Governor of Delaware". Delaware's Governors, 1949 to the present. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
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